different between riposte vs recant

English

Alternative forms

• ripost

Etymology

From French riposte, taken from Italian risposta, a derivative of the verb rispondere, "to respond".

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???p??st/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???po?st/

Noun

riposte (plural ripostes)

1. (fencing) a thrust given in return after parrying an attack.
2. a counter-attack in any combat or any sport
3. a quick and usually witty response to a taunt, a retort
4. an answer or reply, rapidly uttered, in response to a question or problem

Translations

Verb

riposte (third-person singular simple present ripostes, present participle riposting, simple past and past participle riposted)

1. (fencing) to attempt to hit an opponent after parrying an attack.
2. to respond quickly; particularly if the response is humorous.

Translations

Anagrams

• Epirots, Prietos, isopter, periost, periots, porites, portise, positer, prostie, reposit, ropiest

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian risposta, from the verb rispondere (“to respond”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i.p?st/

Noun

riposte f (plural ripostes)

1. riposte (fencing; witty response; quick reply)

Derived terms

• riposter

Verb

riposte

1. first-person singular present indicative of riposter
2. third-person singular present indicative of riposter
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of riposter
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of riposter
5. second-person singular imperative of riposter

Further reading

• “riposte” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• postier, potiers

Italian

Adjective

riposte f pl

1. feminine plural of riposto

Anagrams

• esporti, estirpo, estirpò, petrosi, portesi, posteri, potersi, protesi, stiperò, storpie

Spanish

Verb

riposte

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of ripostar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of ripostar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of ripostar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of ripostar.

English

Etymology

First attested in 1535, from Latin recantare, present active infinitive of recanto (“to sing back, reecho, sing again, repeat in singing, recant, recall, revoke, charm back or away”), from re- (“back”) + canto (“to chant, to sing”), frequentative of cano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???kænt/
• Rhymes: -ænt

Verb

recant (third-person singular simple present recants, present participle recanting, simple past and past participle recanted)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.

   Synonyms: abjure, disavow, disown, recall, retract, revoke, take back, unsay, withcall; see also Thesaurus:recant

Translations

Related terms

• recantation
• recanter

See also

• contradict
• recall
• revoke

Further reading

• recant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• recant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• recant at OneLook Dictionary Search
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “recant”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• Canter, Cretan, canter, carnet, centra, creant, nectar, tanrec, trance